Just ask your AI to add push notifications
Here's the trick nobody tells you: you don't have to understand any of this. You built your app with an AI, so let the AI add the notifications too. Copy one of the prompts below, paste it into your tool, drop in your Lert link, and you're done. No code to write, nothing to configure — you just describe what you want and the AI handles it.
First, grab your Lert link
Open the Lert app and copy your link. It looks like https://lert.dev/p/your-id. That link is the only thing your AI needs — no keys, no sign-up, no setup. Anything that sends a message to it makes your phone buzz. Keep it a little private, like a password; anyone with the link can notify you, and you can regenerate it in the app any time.
Now pick the prompt that matches the tool you're using. Each one is ready to paste — just swap your-id for your real link and change the "when…" part to the moment you care about.
Claude or Cursor
These live inside your codebase, so they can find the right spot and make the change directly. Paste this into the chat:
Add a push notification to my app using Lert. When a new user signs up, send a POST request to https://lert.dev/p/your-id with a JSON body containing "title" and "body" fields that describe what happened. No API key or SDK is needed — the link itself is the only thing required. Find the right place in my code, add it, and tell me how to test it.
ChatGPT
If you're pasting code back and forth rather than letting the AI touch your files, ask for a snippet you can drop in. This version asks for copy-paste-ready code:
I want a push notification when something happens in my app.
Write me a small, copy-paste-ready snippet that sends a POST
request to https://lert.dev/p/your-id with a JSON body of
{"title": "...", "body": "..."}. It needs no API key — the
link is all it takes. Tell me exactly where to paste it, and
keep it as simple as possible. My app is built with: <say
what you used, e.g. Next.js, Python, plain HTML>.
Lovable or Bolt
These build the whole app from your description, so you talk to them in plain product language. Just tell it the outcome you want:
When someone completes a purchase in my app, send me a push notification on my phone using Lert. Do this by sending a POST to https://lert.dev/p/your-id with a JSON body that has a "title" and a "body" describing the sale. There's no API key or setup — the link is the whole thing. Add this for me.
Change the moment, keep the rest. Every prompt above works for any event — just replace "a new user signs up" or "someone completes a purchase" with whatever you want: an error, a form submission, a number crossing a line. The Lert link and the "no API key needed" note stay exactly the same.
Let your AI send notifications itself (MCP)
The prompts above edit your app so it notifies you. But sometimes you want the AI assistant itself to buzz your phone — for example, to tell you when it finishes a long task. Lert has an MCP server for exactly that. In Claude Code, add it with one command:
claude mcp add --transport http lert https://lert.dev/mcp/your-id
Then you can just ask, in plain English, and the assistant handles the rest:
Run the full build, and notify my phone when it finishes — or if it breaks, tell me what went wrong.
No code, no shell command to remember — the assistant has a built-in tool to reach your phone. The full walkthrough, including Claude Desktop and Cursor, is in the MCP guide.
Why this works with any tool
Under the hood, sending a Lert notification is just one web request — the kind every AI coding tool knows how to write in its sleep. There's no special library to learn, no account for the AI to create, no key for it to manage. That's why a single sentence is enough: "send a POST to my Lert link when X happens." You're not asking the AI to do anything clever, just to add one small, well-understood step. That's what makes this the easiest notification setup there is — and why it fits perfectly with vibe-coded apps and sale alerts where you'd rather ship than study. Browse more ideas in the use cases or read the docs if you're curious how it all fits together.
FAQ
Do I really not have to write any code?
Right. You paste a prompt into the AI tool you already use, add your Lert link, and the AI writes and places the code. Your job is describing what you want in plain English.
Which AI tools does this work with?
All of them — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit, Windsurf. Lert is just a web request, and every one of these tools can write that. The prompts above are tuned for the popular ones.
What do I put in the prompt?
Your Lert link and the moment you want to be notified about — a new sign-up, a sale, an error. Everything else stays the same. Swap in your own link where it says your-id.
Can my AI send notifications directly instead of editing my app?
Yes. Lert has an MCP server, so assistants like Claude Code can send notifications themselves as a built-in tool. Add it with one command and ask the assistant to buzz your phone — see the MCP section above.
You describe it. Your AI builds it.
Download Lert, copy your link, and paste one prompt. Notifications, without writing a line of code.